"A Year of Eating Wisely" was short-sighted

164.6
It's time to revisit my blog after a long absence. Once my goal weight of 155 was realized last spring, I was able to stay in that vicinity for months. Then two events marked the collapse of Eating Wisely: a three week visit by a dear friend, marvelous cook and food buddy, then a trip to New York at Christmastime. The backward slide, or more accurately the upward gain was going full throttle.

January came and with it a purposeful resolution to focus on "create", rather than on weight or exercise; the assumption being I had these under control. Guests were expected for the end of the month, so it seemed foolish to worry yet. I had dropped my third and sometimes fourth weekly Zumba session after adding MELT. My husband who had lost 25 pounds earlier in the year wanted nothing more than to eat "well" rather than "wisely". Wine, butter and cream flowed. Winter and the absence of a clear goal took their toll. My weight soared to 169.5.

But on an almost daily basis, I noticed myself examining my eating tendencies. Mostly importantly, this year I no longer have feared regaining all my weight. I now think of myself as trim and too much enjoy being fit.

I've recently begun to follow Gretchen Rubin's Happiness Project and agree with her that the easiest way to prove to yourself that you are committed is to keep a Food Journal. Just as last year, I don't expect to do it "forever", but yesterday, February 1st I started up MyNetDiary. It did keep me from randomly eating my way across through the kitchen more than once during the day.

My husband has a new diabetes doctor who expects to see weight lose when he goes in two weeks from now. I have laid out menus for the week, a long time goal. I shall look on this setback as an opportunity to also rework some recipes to be "wiser".

So, it's a new month, and a new year and I'm off and running.